by Sara Mayo | Aug 25, 2026 | All Publication, Community Data, Poverty Reduction and Elimination, Research and Policy
New research report from SPRC Hamilton:Where’s the Exit? Persistence of poverty in Hamilton and Ontario, 1992–2023 Along with annual snapshot data that show rates of poverty overall in a community, it is helpful to understand “persistence of poverty”: how many people... 
by Ted Hildebrandt | May 22, 2026 | Healthy Development of Children and Families, Poverty Reduction and Elimination
The Family and Child Poverty in Hamilton report is the first Hamilton report to use the Campaign 2000 framework to examine family and child poverty in our community. Using taxfiler data, this new report explores family and child poverty, finding that Hamilton’s... 
by Jen Matthews | Mar 19, 2026 | All Publication, Equity and Inclusion, Housing and Homelessness, Poverty Reduction and Elimination
A recent policy brief from Maytree highlights how Ontario’s deeply inadequate social assistance program directly contributes to the growing homelessness crisis across the province. Through a Freedom of Information (FOI) request for data from the Ministry of Children,... 
by SPRC Hamilton | Nov 12, 2025 | Poverty Reduction and Elimination
Hamilton’s new Living Wage is $22.60/hour, a 6.1% increase from last year. This updated calculation, released by the Ontario Living Wage Network (OLWN) on November 10, reflects what it truly costs to live and work in Hamilton: covering essentials like rent, food,... 
by Ted Hildebrandt | Nov 6, 2025 | Poverty Reduction and Elimination
A new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and the Ontario Living Wage Network highlights a growing challenge across Ontario: wages aren’t keeping up with the cost of living. You can read the report here. Here in Hamilton, over 60,000 workers are... 
by Sara Mayo | Oct 2, 2025 | All Publication, Equity and Inclusion, Housing and Homelessness, Poverty Reduction and Elimination, Research and Policy
This is the first-ever report dedicated to Personal Needs Allowance (PNA), a hidden part of Ontario’s social assistance system. At only $149/month and frozen since 2019, the PNA is the only personal income for tenants in residential care facilities (RCFs). The report...